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U.S. and China Work to Stabilise Relationship, but Biden Still Says Xi Is a Dictator
And in terms of China, many are uncertain about what today’s meeting will achieve. “Beijing’s actions over the coming weeks and months will ultimately prove the value of this ...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. Sees Wins in China Summit but Tumultuous Year Looms
And even though they promised to resume military communication, they have not yet done so, and China does not have a sitting defense minister. "Oftentimes there's an agreement...
By Jacob Stokes
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CNAS Responds: APEC Summit
Today, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit commenced in San Francisco, California, kicking off with a four-hour meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Ge...
By Emily Kilcrease & Jacob Stokes
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Biden and Xi Jinping: What to Expect from Meeting in San Francisco
Biden is also expected to urge China to use its influence with Iran to not broaden the conflict in the Middle East. But no one is expecting a reset of the relationship or any ...
By Richard Fontaine
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China’s Xi, in Need of a Win, Appears Ready to Engage with Biden
While Xi may be more willing to engage to stabilize relations in the short term, fundamental differences between Washington and Beijing remain — and vulnerability could mean h...
By Jacob Stokes
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Hot Air over Koreas — Fresh Balloon Flights into North Spark Tension
The North’s threatening rhetoric in the face of the moves has largely been shrugged off in Seoul. No unusual military movements have been detected in the North, and South Kore...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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Blinken Concerned by Growing Russia-North Korea Military Ties
Blinken's brief stop in Seoul demonstrates U.S. commitment to the Korean peninsula and regional issues, and that the allies are implementing agreements made in earlier preside...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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There’s a Sliver of Good U.S.-China News — and It Involves Nukes
This is also a big deal because of what it signals about the balance of nuclear weapons in the world — who has them, how many, and what risks that raises. China has historical...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden Nominates Indo-Pacific Lead Campbell as Blinken’s Deputy
Mr. Campbell is the architect of the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy and a strong proponent of the India-U.S. relationship, which he called “the most important bi...
By Lisa Curtis
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The Race to Regulate
A large U.S. delegation will also travel to Bletchley Park this week, where the British government is hosting its AI Safety Summit. The UK’s decision to include China in the s...
By Jacob Stokes
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South China Sea Crisis Flares Up as Australian Leader Heads to Washington
That assistance perhaps should entail a U.S. escort for the Philippine supply ships, according to Mazza and another prominent analyst. “That probably is the next step,” said C...
By Lisa Curtis
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Analysis: Is the U.S. Strategy of Engaging China Working?
Jacob Stokes, senior fellow in the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, said the administration's China policy had been a success. "The app...
By Jacob Stokes
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Should China Be Worried as the United States and the Philippines Launch Joint Military Exercises in the South China Sea?
Rebecca Wittner, an Indo-Pacific security researcher at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a Washington-based think tank, also told our reporter that China and the...
By Rebecca Wittner
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India, US work around Canada tensions
Dr Jaishankar’s visit to Washington, on the heels of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, was an opportunity to demonstrate that US-India ties remain strong, and a...
By Lisa Curtis
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Xi protégés fall as Beijing focuses on security risks
The Chinese Communist Party's growing preoccupation with stamping out perceived national security threats at home could undermine China's reputation abroad for stable leadersh...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden’s efforts to court India challenged by assassination claim
With Washington and Delhi strengthening their security cooperation to counter China, the Biden administration has been willing to overlook its differences with India over Russ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Russia-North Korea summit: "Comrades" Putin and Kim send rivals a warning
"Putin and Kim would both gain from a transactional bargain but they would also gain geopolitically by giving off the impression that their nuclear-armed countries are coopera...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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New CNAS Report: Strengthening the Shield: Japan’s Defense Transformation and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Washington, September 13, 2023 — Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Strengthening the Shield: Japan’s Defense Transformation and the U...
By Jacob Stokes, Lisa Curtis, Joshua Fitt, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph I. Grimm & Rebecca Wittner
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India’s Military Studying Options for Any China-Taiwan War
Even though India is examining military options, it remains unlikely that the nation would get involved directly in a war over Taiwan, according to Lisa Curtis, senior fellow ...
By Lisa Curtis
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US-Japan-S Korea summit a coup for Biden but will détente last?
"Biden, Yoon and Kishida have a chance to make even bigger history that lasts beyond a milestone meeting at Camp David," said Duyeon Kim. "Their respective governments will ne...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim